clots 1 of 2

plural of clot
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clots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clots
Noun
Specifically, research has shown that the sugar substitute can enhance the ability of platelets to form clots and has linked it to cardiovascular events in high-risk individuals over a three-year period. Lauren Manaker Ms, HEALTH, 8 Sep. 2026 Injection sites can become infected, and veins can become inflamed or blocked by clots. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 That causes red blood cells to break down, leading to anemia and clots in the blood vessels. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Those clots typically go to the lungs, where they are dissolved. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 Blood may then pool inside the heart, which can allow clots to form. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 And when Cape Verde’s Deroy Duarte evened the score with a right footed shot from a difficult angle at the 59-minute mark, the stunned stadium went silent, minus two small spirited clots of Cape Verde fans in the East end zone seats. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 Platelets in the blood form clots, white cells are summoned, dead cells are cleared away, and a cascade of chemical signals sounds the alarm to draw in units known as fibroblasts. Mike McRae 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2026 This rare condition, which mostly impacts children, occurs when bacterial toxins spread throughout the body and damage red blood cells, causing clots in the organs, primarily the kidneys. CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clots
Noun
  • Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cut the clusters in half on an angle and add to shallot mixture (don’t stir).
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The stuff our telescopes can track is swirling too fast, forming too quickly into clumps that are too dense, to easily explain.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers observed bends, wiggles, kinks, gaps, branches, spurs and clumps.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some told the Miami Herald that the ruling blocks the path to asylum and that the cases cannot be evaluated in a vacuum.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Stopgap spending bill passes House The House voted yesterday to pass a stopgap government-funding bill that temporarily blocks the White House’s proposal to give political appointees more control over federal research grants.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In winter, the lake freezes over, with skating, snowshoeing, and skiing all nearby.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Working in 7 more batches, repeat process with remaining oil, batter, and blueberries, adjusting heat as needed to keep pancakes from absorbing too much oil or burning.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add the chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook the chicken until golden brown and crispy, 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Photos released by the center showed chunks of ceiling material, dust and debris scattered across the red carpet.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Sebalt said funding for plumbing, sewage and enough street light poles for others to move in was sourced in small chunks and much too slowly.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

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